Interrupt



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解释

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• v. 暂时中止;打断, 打扰
• ［英］ v. 暂时中止 ( break the continuity of sth temporarily) ; 打断, 打扰 ( stop sb speaking or by causing some other sort of disturbance)
• ［记］ inter ( 在...之间) +rupt ( 断裂) -> 在中间断裂 -> 打断

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin interruptus, past participle of interrumpere, from inter- + rumpere to break — more at reave
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to stop or hinder by breaking in <interrupted the speaker with frequent questions>
  • 2. to break the uniformity or continuity of <a hot spell occasionally interrupted by a period of cool weather>
• intransitive verb
  • to break in upon an action; especially to break in with questions or remarks while another is speaking
• ? interruptible adjective
• ? interruption noun
• ? interruptive adverb

II. noun

• Date: 1957
• a feature of a computer that permits the temporary interruption of one activity (as the execution of a program) in order to perform another; also the interruption itself

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